First build,need input

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Ryno87

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Hi guys I just put this together,I'm sure i'm missing something but this is what I've come up with..Would love input from someone on where I messed up/is this compatible with that/this is better then that/ etc etc. Thanks in advance guys

Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601960
$569
OCZ Reaper Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR1333C9LV8GK
$189
Rosewill BRONZE series RBR1000-M 1000W Continuous@40°C, 80Plus Bronze Certified,Modular Cable Design,ATX12V v2.3/ EPS12V,SLI Ready,CrossFire Ready,Active PFC"Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply
$129
Antec Six Hundred Black / Silver ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$79
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$279
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$119
XFX HD-587X-ZNFV Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
$369
LITE-ON Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner 12X Blu-ray Burner with Blu-ray 3D feature Model iHBS112 - OEM
$129

I increased my budget a little more so I can have a better PC for gaming..My current PC fails with WoW on lowest settings..Can't tolerate it much longer lol..By judging the price,I can do a little better then Alienware price to performance ratio..Let me know what you guys think Like I said,first time and I know jack squat about PC's..
 
Some of the hardware looks decent but I have suggestions.

If you want to save money I would go with AMD. You can get the Phenom II Six-Core 1055T Processor for $200. It is a very powerful processor. The Intel Core i7 960 is way too expensive. It is not worth it. If you really want Intel get the Core i7 930 for $290 but I think you should go AMD.

If you are going with an AMD processor here is a decent motherboard:

GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 Motherboard - $180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...gabyte_motherboard_am3-_-13-128-441-_-Product

OCZ makes poor quality DDR3 memory. Choose another brand of RAM and you won't need more than 4 gigabytes. Take a look at this memory:

GeIL Black Dragon 4 gigabytes (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) RAM - $87
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=DDR3_4gb_RAM_240-pin-_-20-144-386-_-Product

Rosewill does not make good quality power supplies. Look at this:

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650 Watt ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Power Suuply - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=corsair_power_supply-_-17-139-005-_-Product

Here is a faster and better hard drive:

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1 terabyte 7200 RPM 32 megabytes Cache Hard Drive - $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136534

Do you really need a Blu-Ray player? They are very expensive and if you are just using this computer for World of Warcraft you could get a DVD player for a lot less.

You also need a Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Installation Disk - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...54&cm_re=windows_7_oem-_-32-116-754-_-Product
 
daisymtc said:
all compatible, but waste of money.
To increase performance,

Core i7 960 change to core i7 930. Money saved go for OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTXE60G & CORSAIR CWCH50-1/ CWCH70

X58 chipset run triple channel. Also, I don't see the need of 8GB RAM. Get 3 x 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211462

PSU - Rosewill is not at really high quaility.
CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-950TX 950W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139013&Tpk=consair 950w
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Wow you just saved me a ton of money..I'm going with what you recommended, what do you think of that tower? I REALLY appreciate you writing that up for me,I'm going to bring it to a store and get the final hesay! Thank you very much!
 
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